Vest That 'Hugs' You After A Facebook Like (8th October, 2012)

Most people know what a Facebook 'Like' is. It's the little blue and white "thumbs up" icon we press when we like someone's comment, photo or video. A group of U.S. fashion designers have made a vest (sleeveless jacket) that immediately tells you when someone likes your post. The vest is connected to the Internet and it inflates when one of your posts is "Liked". Designer Melissa Chow says the jacket inflating lets us "feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs".

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The vest has been called "Like-A-Hug". It was designed by Ms Chow and her co-designers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. They wanted to create something that people could wear and that was interactive and personal. Once a person gets a hug from the vest, they can quickly send a hug back to the sender (if they are also wearing the jacket). The team wanted to take technology a step further than chat and video calls and looked at receiving hugs via wireless technology.

LISTENING GAP FILL

(1) _____________________ what a Facebook 'Like' is. It's the little blue and white (2) _____________________ we press when we like someone's comment, photo or video. A group of U.S. fashion designers (3) _____________________ (sleeveless jacket) that immediately tells you when someone likes your post. The vest is (4) _____________________ Internet and it inflates when (5) _____________________ "Liked". Designer Melissa Chow says the jacket inflating lets us "feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or (6) _____________________ when we receive hugs".

The vest (7) _____________________ "Like-A-Hug". It was designed by Ms Chow and (8) _____________________ the Massacheusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. They wanted to create something that (9) _____________________ and that was interactive and personal. Once a person gets a hug from the vest, they can quickly (10) _____________________ the sender (if they are also wearing the jacket). The team wanted to take technology (11) _____________________ chat and video calls and looked at receiving (12) _____________________ technology.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Most people know what a Facebook 'Like' (1) ____. It's the little blue and white "thumbs (2) ____" icon we press when we like someone's comment, photo or video. A group of U.S. fashion designers have (3) ____ a vest (sleeveless jacket) that immediately tells you when someone likes your post. The vest is connected (4) ____ the Internet and it inflates when one of your posts is "Liked". Designer Melissa Chow says the jacket (5) ____ lets us "feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we (6) ____ when we receive hugs".

The vest has (7) ____ called "Like-A-Hug". It was designed by Ms Chow and her co-designers at the Massacheusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. They wanted to create something that people (8) ____ wear and that was interactive and personal. Once a person gets a hug from the vest, they can quickly send a hug (9) ____ to the sender (if they are also wearing the jacket). The team wanted to (10) ____ technology a (11) ____ further than chat and video calls and looked at receiving hugs (12) ____ wireless technology.

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when one of your posts is "Liked". Designer Melissa Chow says the jacket inflating lets us "feel

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. FACEBOOK LIKE: Search the Internet and find more information about the Like-A-Hug jacket/vest. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about the Like-A-Hug jacket/vest. Include imaginary interviews with the vest designers, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and a fashion expert. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

5. LETTER: Write a letter to a Facebook Like expert. Ask him/her three questions about the Like-A-Hug jacket/vest. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.